What are some examples of cities which were named in a certain language and dialect but are now pronounced according to a different language or dialect's rules (eg Los Angeles)?
if you pronounce street names in LA in proper spanish even spanish speakers laugh at you
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The main street in Winnipeg, Manitoba - a city notable for having one of the largest concentrations of French speakers in Western Canada - is "Portage Avenue," pronounced PORT-edge; not like the French word "portage" that seems to be its etymological origin.
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huh I think of the word portage (as in to carry a boat on land) as pronounced PORT-edge, interesting!
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ACCURATE. “Los Feliz” was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the original tweet.
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oh man Cahuenga
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there’s a county in iowa pronounced “Byoona vista”
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